What workwear do I use?

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  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym 4 дні тому +10

    Stick some foam padding in the pencil pockets so the pencils stick up further

    • @aaronbell8527
      @aaronbell8527 4 дні тому

      Or just get dewalt ones or a pica 😜

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +2

      Yeah not a bad idea! They're so uncomfortable though I might just chuck them before I lose all circulation to my bollocks. 😅

    • @sudo_nym
      @sudo_nym 3 дні тому

      @@GosforthHandyman
      🤣👍🏻

    • @happyundertaker6255
      @happyundertaker6255 2 дні тому +1

      Just put some stitches across the pockets at an appropriate height.

  • @multirevelator
    @multirevelator 2 дні тому

    i live in those maxiflex gloves, just the right amount of protection but can still do fairly fine work in them, can take a fair few washes aswell. The fingertips are usually the first areas to wear away but last ages

  • @pinkplonker8776
    @pinkplonker8776 4 дні тому +4

    I left the military 11 years ago - still wearing the kit. Free clothes work for me!

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +2

      Too right - my son was in the cadets and his boots were amazing! 👍

  • @dougieranger
    @dougieranger 4 дні тому +5

    DeWALT trousers are brilliant. Great fit and the pockets are in the right place. The pencil pockets are all slanted so you can easily access your Tracer, Prop Pencil, 150mm ruler, bit holders, etc etc.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Don't think I've tried the DeWalt workwear - will need to give those a shot! 👍

    • @geoffknight7322
      @geoffknight7322 3 дні тому

      I use the DeWalt stretch trousers and shorts in the summer, the stretch always movement and stops them from splitting around the crotch which has happened with every other brand I’ve tried. Touch more expensive but they last longer so cheaper in the long run.

  • @ryk3899
    @ryk3899 4 дні тому +58

    "Pants". What part of America is Gosforth in again? 😂

    • @therotundrider2456
      @therotundrider2456 4 дні тому +14

      @ryk3899 in the north of England we refer to trousers as pants. And then underpants, or boxers. Hope this clears up your confusion.

    • @dougieranger
      @dougieranger 4 дні тому

      @@ryk3899 I know!! 😂

    • @erelpc
      @erelpc 4 дні тому +3

      @@dougieranger check above comment for explanation.

    • @vandammesque
      @vandammesque 4 дні тому +8

      Troozaz!

    • @0skar9193
      @0skar9193 4 дні тому +5

      A load of pants if you ask me.

  • @Oli_Hudson
    @Oli_Hudson 4 дні тому +7

    I used to wear the cheap stuff, then a few years ago bought some Engelbert Strauss workwear, and then found you get what you pay for! It is way better in every way!

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      They do look nice mind and still not as expensive as Snickers! 😂

  • @silver_stained
    @silver_stained 4 години тому

    Scruffs trousers for me but the flappy pockets completely cover the ones underneath on my pair. Site trainers (can't drive in boots). The grippy red backed Site gloves are also good and can be washed (they shrink a bit though). An interesting video, many thanks.

  • @stevebosun7410
    @stevebosun7410 4 дні тому +2

    Morning Andy. Pen pockets? If your good lady (or you) has a sewing machine, just run a row of stitches across the pouch to shorten the pen pockets.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Yeah - she would probably do that for me! She's good with the sewing machine! 😍

  • @davidhull2060
    @davidhull2060 4 дні тому +5

    For jackets, fleeces etc. I like Dewalt and Scruffs, Dewalt and Stanley for tee shirts and polos, Dewalt workboots, Asda cushioned work socks and Lee Cooper elasticated belt. I have found pretty much every brand of workpants to be literally 'pants'.....uncomfortable, pockets in the wrong places, never enough room for a gentleman's 'tackle' and far too prone to slipping down at the back and exposing the dreaded builders crack...when a chap reaches a certain age the glutes tend to shrink a bit and too many beers and sneaky Kfc lunches mean one's waistline isn't as small as it should be and things start to slip! I can't work in trousers that are covered in pockets and full of stuff...I'm too old and fat. I like cheap Asda jeans....they fit me, they're cheap, quite hard wearing and easy to patch up with offcuts from the previous worn-out pair. Knee pads are the most uncomfortable idea ever to spring forth from the imagination of man....I'll wear them if I have to, but I'd rather kneel on a foam pad. As for gloves, I use the same ones as you from screwfix....I do have a very posh pair of riggers from Ejendals which are a good close fit for me, and I like Mechanix framers gloves for work that requires a bit of dexterity. And having said all that, I have a swanky set of Festool clothes that get worn once in a blue moon if I need to make an impression on somebody....like the in-laws 🤣

    • @rossMIE
      @rossMIE 4 дні тому

      Your bang on with trousers, im in good shape but have the same problems. I was thinking about designing some better ones! And belts are a nightmare

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Can't beat ASDA work socks! I forgot to mention those. 😂

  • @benscorgie8563
    @benscorgie8563 3 дні тому

    The Stanley gloves are my go to as a joiner, I suffer with cracked fingers in the winter so these are the next best thing regarding feel and touch but while protecting the hands

  • @johnrichy2k6
    @johnrichy2k6 3 дні тому

    Started my apprenticeship inn2010, on my first week a nearly retired guy told me that he was crippled with 40 years of no knee protection, I got a pair of knee pads that night and won’t work without them now! Such an under-appreciated piece of PPE!

  • @Apex180
    @Apex180 3 дні тому

    Mixture of Scruffs / Site and Apache currently (and treat of Snickers every now and then). For the hip pockets, i like to use the clip on pouches from toughbuilt with the basic cargo trousers from Apache.

  • @straylightc4b
    @straylightc4b 3 дні тому +1

    I always wear a hat of some sort, whatever job I'm doing. Follically challenged, a bit clumsy and has a talent for accidents.

  • @LairdDavidson
    @LairdDavidson 3 дні тому

    I bit the bullet on the price and bought some work trousers from Engelbert Strauss. I hate spending so much on something I'm going to wreck but they are really nice, well designed and comfortable. They really make a difference for me. The slight stretch really adds to the comfort. I got the ones from their "concrete" range.
    I'm trying to avoid getting paint on them as much as possible and have some cheaper trousers to put on of when working around paint.

  • @marksaddler
    @marksaddler 3 дні тому +1

    Another fan of the slip-on Site boots, excellent for gardening and DIY where you can be in and out of the house loads.
    Site also do an insulated work glove which I’ve been trying out recently and very impressed with them (although would be good to get them in a 10 as well as a 9 if ScrewFix are listening!)

  • @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers
    @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers 4 дні тому +1

    Sitting here at home on the settee on a day off wearing Aldi workwear trousers that were reduced. Had them a couple of years cost, £4:00. Best I’ve got.
    Wearing a cheap pair of Dewalt Boots I bought a couple of weeks ago, B&Q for £30. £39 in Screwfix, which didn’t seem to make sense. Dewalt boots are so comfortable.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Oh I'll need to check the DeWalt boots - that's a bargain! Might have a trip to B&Q! 👍

  • @racinghome657
    @racinghome657 4 дні тому +2

    Any chance April Wilkerson can do a video showing us her "pants".

  • @garryritson7712
    @garryritson7712 4 дні тому

    Great little video, gloves that I love are those maxiflex from wicks.
    I'm a heating engineer doing installs. Brilliant

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Fantastic - Mrs Mac has been using those a lot and she says they're great! 👍

  • @stephenweston1807
    @stephenweston1807 3 дні тому

    I find Rokwear trousers (Wickes) or, before that, Dikkies to be the best for me. I like deeper hip pockets that your keys etc. don't fall out of when crouching down. I also wear my mobile phone on my thigh (in a pocket!) because it doesn't get bent like in would in hip/front/back pockets. For gloves I use those orange ones or the thinner black type, rigger gloves for heavier or more abrasive work and the chemical resistant ones for jobs involving getting wet (clearing gutters, etc.).

  • @andyc972
    @andyc972 4 дні тому

    Thanks Andy, interesting to hear what people find good or not, I have some work trousers but don't wear them much I find all the pockets annoying, much like cargo trousers that catch on everything I just have about 4 pairs of navy Chinos at various stages of decrepitude ! I have found the Tilsatec cut resist gloves from Screwfix to be good, better than the basic dipped gloves and a bit thicker, they also go up to 2XL which is good for those of us with big hands, I can never find riggers that I can actually get on ! I also have some nice goatskin welders gauntlets which are great for thorny garden work and much cheaper than the crazy expensive garden gauntlets.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Interesting! Ever since using holster trousers I never use my tool belt. I might change back to normal pants (with knee pads built in) and dig my tool belt out. I know what you mean about getting caught on everything! 😅

  • @shaun30-3-mg9zs
    @shaun30-3-mg9zs 4 дні тому

    Good tips on work wear and where to buy it. Happy Christmas Andy to you and yours

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Thank you and festive greetings to you and yours too! 🎄

  • @ChrisDuffy_82
    @ChrisDuffy_82 3 дні тому

    Pens go on the outside in the loops. The deep ones are for screwdrivers etc

  • @becca1927
    @becca1927 4 дні тому

    Snickers is the best workwear on the market for clothing. Grisport is a great all round workboot as for gloves Arco or Wurth and Aurelia Robust Latex gloves

  • @offbeatwarble
    @offbeatwarble 4 дні тому

    Did you have to have knee op due to work? Was it long recovery?

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Yeah, ages ago - water on the knee from too much kneeling. Full knee surgery - was off the tools for about 2-3 months I think. I've been fastidious with knee pads since! 😅

  • @gingerelvis
    @gingerelvis 4 дні тому

    Gripper gloves and riggers are the workhorses. I have those red pvc dipped cotton gloves for wet work,clearing drains and gutters etc. I also wear disposable nitrile gloves a lot for painting (gloss mostly), anything with filler, PU glue, expanding foam all the stuff thats a pain to get off your hands and anything I want to keep grease free when finishing. For those of us fortunate enough to still have hair hats are great for keeping all the crap out it, well most of it anyway.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Too right - never fun getting filler and PU glue off your hands!

    • @gingerelvis
      @gingerelvis 3 дні тому

      @GosforthHandyman it usually involves a Stanley blade 😂

  • @LS-gk4zc
    @LS-gk4zc 4 дні тому

    I bought cheap Site trousers for outside DIY & garden work. The pockets are all too small, none big enough to hold a smartphone. There is a hammer loop which ive not needed. Will be checking pocker size if i buy any others.

  • @S.JCarpentry
    @S.JCarpentry 4 дні тому

    I really like the tuffstuff workwear. It's really reasonable priced and ofter comes up cheaper than the screwfix stuff. The work trousers I have are like walking trousers but with the extra tool/pen pockets. The stiching doesn't come undone like it does with the dewalt ones

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Wow, they look a lot like the original Site work pants that I really liked! Might have to give those a try! 👍

    • @S.JCarpentry
      @S.JCarpentry 4 дні тому

      @GosforthHandyman make sure you get the stretch ones. They are amazing

    • @Apex180
      @Apex180 3 дні тому

      @@GosforthHandyman yeah look for the ones with elastain in for the stretch.

  • @tasdasd3856
    @tasdasd3856 4 дні тому

    One thing that really jumped out at me coming from North America to Europe is the work pants having the large external hip pockets. While I haven't worn them, moved to a desk job from a construction field engineer, it seems like a much better solution then the typical jeans type pockets we have on all pants in North America.

    • @Thepourdeuxchanson
      @Thepourdeuxchanson 4 дні тому

      You don't wear the cargo pants you can buy anywhere?

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Yeah, the holster pockets are really useful. I wonder if it's since tool belts are more prolific in the US?

  • @Monkeh616
    @Monkeh616 4 дні тому

    On gloves, if you're looking for something fairly tactile for light use, I've had a lot of joy out of the 'Olba' gloves from TS. They don't last all that long but I can pretty much forget I'm wearing gloves. I also rather like the Showa 306, which are pretty much waterproof. Sadly, the only local place I can get them is Screwfix at a fairly eyewatering £11 a pair.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Nice one - will check those out! That's what I found with the Stanley gripper gloves - I could wear them all day without my hands sweating and they saved me from multiple melamine cuts. 😅

  • @dwp1970
    @dwp1970 4 дні тому

    Hestra Job makes a nice leather glove for yard work both insulated and non, not cheap but good value for the money. The leather is very helpful when using a burn barrel.

  • @hm07123
    @hm07123 4 дні тому

    I get my work pants from sports direct and the brand are Dunlop been using them for years

  • @paulprescott7913
    @paulprescott7913 4 дні тому

    I use the Dewalt pro stretch, they side pockets. But rather frustratingly not a rule pocket.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      How stretchy are they? And where is the stretch? In the waist or everywhere? I've been debating trying those. 🤔

    • @paulprescott7913
      @paulprescott7913 3 дні тому

      @GosforthHandyman they are stretching the hip area, waist and thigh parts. But not on the backside. They were not cheap, about £39 from memory. If Mrs Mac is a decent seamstress you will be fine. Mrs P isn't and butchered them. On the whole they are very comfortable. Hope that helps.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  3 дні тому

      Awesome - cheers! 👍

  • @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط

    Hello, I am a 26-year-old man with no experience in construction work, but I am very interested in this field. Could you please guide me on how to enter the building renovation industry without any prior experience and become very successful in it?

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Experience is key! At 26 you're young enough to study in the field and perhaps do an apprenticeship?

    • @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط
      @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط 3 дні тому

      @GosforthHandyman
      Definitely yes
      I am not that old yet😂🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط
      @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط 3 дні тому

      @@GosforthHandyman
      Can you please guide me how to start this work?

    • @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط
      @امیرحسینعباسی-ط7ط 3 дні тому

      @@GosforthHandyman
      Just excuse me, I had a question. If I ever go to a contractor and want to learn construction work such as plastering or painting, will he pay me at that time or not? And can you tell me how much they give?
      Just excuse me, I had a question. If I ever go to a contractor and want to learn construction work such as plastering or painting, will he pay me at that time or not?
      And can you tell me how much they give?

  • @Quaker521
    @Quaker521 4 дні тому

    Nice insight to your work gear. I tend to alternate between a full leather work glove or a cut resistant grippy glove. Cheers.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Great stuff - I should really look in to cut resistant stuff!

  • @davidmarsden9800
    @davidmarsden9800 4 дні тому

    I never see any work trousers at 3XL despite the amount of larger sized tradesmen about and most places don't have any above 42" or 44" waist. I have had to find specialist larger clothing websites instead. Site stuff is usually good except for clothing sizes.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Interesting - didn't know that!

    • @Apex180
      @Apex180 3 дні тому +1

      Apache tend to have some larger sizes.

  • @grolfe3210
    @grolfe3210 4 дні тому

    I just start of with Jeans, T shirts, trainers and tops. I wear them for years. Then when they get a bit tatty or I need more workwear then I get some more "good" clothes. Levi 501s fit nice and I usually buy them second hand on ebay as I like a 33 inch waist and you can get them for £25 instead of £85 new.
    The tatty stuff then just becomes the workwear. Sometimes I need a big coat for winter garden jobs or silly things like putting on a new roof in November. So old T shirts trainers become the work ones. I top up with layers from charity shops.
    There is a grade 3 level which is for painting. I have some work gear with splats of paint on which then get used just for painting jobs.
    Only special purchase is a pair of nice waterproof shoes for the garden as trainers get wet too easily.
    I sound a bit of a cheapskate but it is more about getting full use out of something. I often have clothes for 10 years or more.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Jeans - ASDA
      Socks - ASDA
      All other clothing - Screwfix
      😂😂
      Actually to be fair I bought some trainers from Toolstation the other day. 😅

  • @soul146
    @soul146 4 дні тому +1

    If anyone is going for Dewalt boots i'd recommend going for brown ones, no idea why but black ones give me such awful blisters but the brown ones are comfortable straight out the box. Perhaps to do with material, but i'll never go for black ones again even though i spent more money on them than i would any of brown ones i owned. May sound silly, but if you're on your feet all day, then crying when have to throw them on the next morning for another full day in hell aha

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Too right! Comfy feet can really improve your day! 😁

  • @aaronbell8527
    @aaronbell8527 4 дні тому

    Maxi flex best gloves on the market always on offer in wicks

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Hearing lots of good things about them - no complaints here! 👍

  • @jennyc7033
    @jennyc7033 4 дні тому +2

    Next stop fashion influencer 😂

  • @Pete.Ty1
    @Pete.Ty1 4 дні тому

    👍👍👍. Thanks Andy

  • @robertbethell
    @robertbethell 4 дні тому

    I'm a handyman and I wear dungarees! People laugh but they are so comfortable to work in and no risk of builders bum! 😅

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      I'd need the knee protection though! 😂

    • @robertbethell
      @robertbethell 3 дні тому

      @GosforthHandyman Carhartt ones have knee pad slots! Once you try dungars you never look back! 😅

  • @jayc1140
    @jayc1140 4 дні тому

    I always find them sorta work boots more what you’d find in Topman now😂

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Too right - is that a good thing or a bad thing tho? 😂 Coming to think of it does Topman still exist? 🤔

  • @clivebrooker1
    @clivebrooker1 4 дні тому +1

    Jobman, that’s it… Jobman.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      They're even more expensive than Snickers! 😭😭😉

    • @SH-vb5ph
      @SH-vb5ph 3 дні тому

      It’s very good kit.

  • @El-Fox
    @El-Fox 4 дні тому

    Карман для карандашей элементарно исправить. Прошить выше на 1-2 см от нижнего края

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      🤔

    • @El-Fox
      @El-Fox 3 дні тому

      От нижнего края кармана отступить на нужную высоту и прошить на машинке или вручную (т.е. проложить строчку выше той, которая идёт по низу кармана). Глубина станет меньше🤷

  • @dougsaunders8109
    @dougsaunders8109 2 дні тому

    Gloves ones that fit, Screwfix sell size 9, useless. I like on offer cheap as clothes

  • @dominicdodd9759
    @dominicdodd9759 4 дні тому

    As you say, the so called 'designers' of these trousers have never even spoken to tradesman/person about requirements, let alone had to use them for a real job - not sitting in front of a screen. I used to buy more expensive brands but now - like you - have settled on Sit :Use for a year and throw away when knackered. Biggest bug-bears are 'bottom loading knee pads (wtf?), holsterd pockets without dividers, and knees that shred after a few months crawling around floors.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      Yup! Honestly, those Scruffs trousers are the most uncomfortable I've ever worn. I should really put them in the bin. 😅

  • @Chris-yj1zg
    @Chris-yj1zg 3 дні тому

    Head to toe scruffs gear 👌🏽

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  3 дні тому

      I hope they've improved the design of these bloody holster trousers! 😅

    • @Apex180
      @Apex180 3 дні тому

      @@GosforthHandyman no, or they hadn't on the last pair

  • @leerolfe5332
    @leerolfe5332 4 дні тому +1

    Flap pocket work trousers are so "cringe" now though what with anyone who picks up a screwdriver doing some shelves at home having a pair on 🤮
    With your other complaints that's because you have lucky bag trousers on. Spend another £40 on some nice Engelbert Strauss and problem solved.

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому +1

      Lucky bag trousers 😂. Sometimes I hit lucky though!! Not with these sadly... 😭

    • @leerolfe5332
      @leerolfe5332 4 дні тому

      @ Straight up tho I’ve tried them all, snickers, fristads, mascot, blaklader and so on.
      The £75 Strauss motion trousers are the ones.

  • @raydunn3501
    @raydunn3501 4 дні тому

    Don't tell the Mrs you've been sunbathing Andy,,,or shell make you do the washing up tonight,,, i just get chwap gloves from Home Bargain 99p throw away when they get knackered

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      I'll need to check out the Home Bargains work gloves - sounds right up my street! 😂

  • @iamrobfromcardiff5515
    @iamrobfromcardiff5515 4 дні тому

    They’re not pen pockets, they’re for screwdrivers I.e. electricians set.

  • @paulrobinson3042
    @paulrobinson3042 4 дні тому +18

    Trousers not pants

    • @erelpc
      @erelpc 4 дні тому +4

      @@paulrobinson3042 that's how it is up north.

    • @TeeTee-zm2re
      @TeeTee-zm2re 4 дні тому

      ​@@erelpcyou call trousers pants in the north of England?

    • @erelpc
      @erelpc 4 дні тому

      @@TeeTee-zm2re most do. Not me, I'm not from up north

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  4 дні тому

      See below. 😅

  • @dermotcullen5263
    @dermotcullen5263 4 дні тому

    Lost me at pants😢😂

    • @GosforthHandyman
      @GosforthHandyman  3 дні тому +1

      What if this was a video about kegs? 🎄

    • @dermotcullen5263
      @dermotcullen5263 2 дні тому +1

      Sorry Andy Mac, I love your channel and the content you make, it’s up there with the likes of 10minuteworkshop, Badger and Keith Brown, but I just didn’t fancy it after the “pants” entered the room.
      Have a great Christmas break, or should I say “Happy Holidays “ 😂😂

  • @garvielloken3929
    @garvielloken3929 2 дні тому

    nooice

  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym 4 дні тому

    Taramasalata 😅

  • @mrtiabrown
    @mrtiabrown 4 дні тому

    adverts yet again

  • @Joe90V
    @Joe90V 4 дні тому +2

    American workers take this to a new level, with custom webbing, usually with braces, and with a few thousand dollars worth of power tools hanging off 😳